RAREGOODCONDITION EARLY MEIJI ERA MEDAL, MUCHOLDERSILVERGOLDEN KITE 7TH CLASS, FROM THE ESTATE OF A JAPANESE VETERAN HERE IN JAPAN.

THE OLDER GOLDEN KITES LIKE THIS ONE HAVE A COUPLE UNIQUE FEATURES WHICH HELP YOU IDENTIFY IT AS AN EARLY MEIJI ERA MEDAL, THE WINGS ARE DIFFERENT AND THE EASIEST WAY IS TO COUNT THE ROUND PROTRUSIONS ON THE RIGHT OF THE SWORD (AS YOU LOOK AT IT), SEE MY CLOSE-UP AND ALSO NOTE WHERE THE EXTRA ROUND PROTRUSION IS - LOCATED BETWEEN THE SWORD HANGERS.

THERE ARE SEVERAL ONLINE REFERENCES TO THIS, SEARCH FOR THE TERMS, "Order of the Golden Kite - How to date"

MEIJI ERA GOLDEN KITE 7TH CLASS, COMES IN IT'S ORIGINAL FITTED CASE, AND WITH THE ORIGINAL LAPEL RIBBON.

WOULDMAKE AN EXCELLENT ADDITION TOYOUR COLLECTION.

"Order of the Golden Kite" Wikepedia has a great article covering the subject.

The one in my pictures is the actual item you will receive.

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